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Human rights activist Ethel Kennedy – the widow of assassinated senator Robert F. Kennedy – has died. The 96-year-old died from “complications related to a stroke” suffered last week, according to her family. In a statement, they said: “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother,
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Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly in the US Office, has revealed she was diagnosed with an “aggressive” breast cancer in December last year. The 50-year-old shared a photo of herself in her “patchy pixie” haircut to mark breast cancer awareness month. “After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote
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Donald Trump has suggested migrants in the US who have committed murder have done so because “it’s in their genes”. While seeking to criticise his Democratic opponent, vice president Kamala Harris, over her record on immigration, Mr Trump cited statistics from the Department of Homeland Security. In a radio interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt,
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Millions of Americans will choose a new president and vice president on Tuesday 5 November. Election day will see the public flood to the polls and vote in droves to either give Donald Trump a second term in office or make current vice president Kamala Harris the president. But it’s when voting closes and we
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Senior US officials have said overnight they expect a ceasefire deal to be implemented “in the coming hours” along the Israel-Lebanon border. Speaking to reporters in a late-night, last-minute phone briefing, the US administration officials said that exhaustive behind-the-scenes diplomacy had brought an agreement between the two sides close. One administration official said: “The ceasefire
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Police are hunting for “multiple suspects” after four people died from gunshot wounds and 18 were injured at a popular entertainment district in Alabama. Police said they believe the shooting in the city of Birmingham “was not random and stemmed from an isolated incident where multiple victims were caught in the crossfire”. A preliminary investigation
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